Abortion rightsNews and features on the legal and cultural fight over abortion in the United States.As college students return to Massachusetts campuses, they'll find new abortion care optionsA new state law ensures public college and university students in Massachusetts have access to medication abortion through the school's own health services, like on campus at UMass Amherst.HealthSep 1, 2022Mass. insurers will cover abortion travel costs for membersTufts, Harvard Pilgrim, and Blue Cross are promising to cover travel and lodging costs for members who live in states where abortion is restricted.HealthJul 18, 2022Advertisement Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortionInformal offers to host people seeking abortions have sprung up on social media since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, but so have stern warnings not to accept —...PlayHealth04:52Jul 18, 2022Gov. Mills: Maine won't help prosecute abortion seekers, providersMills signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from cooperating in another state's investigation into people, groups or health care providers over abortions or other reproductive health care that was...HealthJul 6, 2022Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protestsMassachusetts advocacy groups on both sides of the abortion debate reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.HealthJun 24, 2022Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general saysCalling the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “a devastating blow to reproductive freedom,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will work to enforce laws and...HealthJun 24, 2022Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decisionAbortion in Massachusetts and the rest of New England is likely to remain legal. In Massachusetts, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, under state law.HealthJun 24, 2022Mass. Senate moves to protect abortion providers from out-of-state court judgments and investigationsThe protections would apply to anyone caring for or aiding transgender patients as well. However, some legal scholars say Massachusetts is wading into complex and murky territory.HealthMay 27, 2022Understand more about abortions in Mass. with these 5 graphsAbortions have dropped sharply since the 1970s and continue to decline, and most terminations happen early in pregnancy.HealthMay 19, 2022Abortion activists mobilize in Mass. after Supreme Court leakIn Massachusetts, a state where abortion will remain legal, activists on both sides of the debate are strategizing about where to focus their energy and efforts.PlayHealth04:14May 5, 2022
As college students return to Massachusetts campuses, they'll find new abortion care optionsA new state law ensures public college and university students in Massachusetts have access to medication abortion through the school's own health services, like on campus at UMass Amherst.HealthSep 1, 2022
Mass. insurers will cover abortion travel costs for membersTufts, Harvard Pilgrim, and Blue Cross are promising to cover travel and lodging costs for members who live in states where abortion is restricted.HealthJul 18, 2022
Advocates urge crowd funding, not couch surfing, to help people traveling for an abortionInformal offers to host people seeking abortions have sprung up on social media since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, but so have stern warnings not to accept —...PlayHealth04:52Jul 18, 2022
Gov. Mills: Maine won't help prosecute abortion seekers, providersMills signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies from cooperating in another state's investigation into people, groups or health care providers over abortions or other reproductive health care that was...HealthJul 6, 2022
Mass. anti-abortion groups celebrate Roe's overturn, while abortion rights advocates plan protestsMassachusetts advocacy groups on both sides of the abortion debate reacted swiftly to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.HealthJun 24, 2022
Justice Dept. 'will use every tool at our disposal to protect reproductive freedom,' attorney general saysCalling the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade “a devastating blow to reproductive freedom,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will work to enforce laws and...HealthJun 24, 2022
Baker signs order protecting abortion providers; Mass lawmakers decry Roe decisionAbortion in Massachusetts and the rest of New England is likely to remain legal. In Massachusetts, abortion is legal through 24 weeks of pregnancy, under state law.HealthJun 24, 2022
Mass. Senate moves to protect abortion providers from out-of-state court judgments and investigationsThe protections would apply to anyone caring for or aiding transgender patients as well. However, some legal scholars say Massachusetts is wading into complex and murky territory.HealthMay 27, 2022
Understand more about abortions in Mass. with these 5 graphsAbortions have dropped sharply since the 1970s and continue to decline, and most terminations happen early in pregnancy.HealthMay 19, 2022
Abortion activists mobilize in Mass. after Supreme Court leakIn Massachusetts, a state where abortion will remain legal, activists on both sides of the debate are strategizing about where to focus their energy and efforts.PlayHealth04:14May 5, 2022
